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URBAN DECONSTRUCTIONS Launch Tonight
I’ve been told that Toronto architect Paul Raff was jumping over fences and exploring buildings long before it was called “Urban...
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Planning Site of the Day
Spacing magazine is the planning site of the day today on Cyburbia. Cyburbia is a great planning portal with lots of resources including links, forums...
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Portraits in the Park
WHEN: Thursday March 9, 8-10pm WHERE: Toronto Free Gallery, 660 Queen St. E. On Thursday at the Toronto Free Gallery, the work of Rannie Turingan (aka...
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Taxing Parking
While the TTC is begging the provice for money – Vancouver’s transit authority Translink is getting beat up about their parking tax. If only...
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York University Subway Extension is a Go
The Toronto Star is reporting that the provincial government will announce funding to extend the Spadina subway from Downsview to York University in...
By James Bow -
Adscape
What is the geographic impact of advertising on our cities? We know that advertising pervades our urban environment but what would a map of advertising...
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Calling all public space geeks!
Next week in the east end, some urban planning students and others who just happen to enjoy talking about the city are kicking of a casual late...
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Toronto the Good & Wire Free
The Star is reporting on a Toronto Hydro wifi initiative that may or may not be a thorn in the side of Ted Rogers. Mayor David Miller will join Toronto...
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Hamilton Raises the Hammer
In 2004 a group of citizens in Hamilton started an online magazine called Raise The Hammer “dedicated to providing a variety of views and approaches...
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Yorkdale Rainbow
In Saturday’s Globe and Mail John Barber wrote about the “Yorkdale Rainbow,” or rather Arc en Ciel, the neon artwork by Michael Hayden...
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Naturalized Water Cleaning Planned for Toronto
Toronto is planning to establish a wetland in a neglected spot of public land near High Park that will clean stormwater before it is dumped into Lake...
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Active 18 design charrette
Originally posted on March 1st. This afternoon, Active 18 — the Queen West West community group that’s formed to provide a voice for residents...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered